Creative Non-Fiction

Christine Diane Galvan, CSPE, LPT

Instructress
 Symbols
• The writer may include images that bear
certain meanings that go beyond the literal
• Certain symbols may convey both positive
and negative connotations depending on
how they are used, presented, and
perceived
 Symbolic Colors
• Black – is used to represent death or evil
• White – stands for life and purity
• Red – can symbolize blood, passion,
danger, or immoral character
• Purple – is a royal color
• Yellow – stands for violence or decay
• Blue – represents peacefulness and calm
 Symbolic Objects
• Chain – can symbolize the coming
together of two things
• Ladder – can represent the relationship
between heaven and earth or ascension
• Mirror – can denote the sun but when it is
broken, it can represent an unhappy union
or a separation
• Roses – stand for romance
 Symbolic Animals
• Bear – might represent courage or danger
• Butterfly – can symbolize great
transformation
• Dog – often stands for loyalty or devotion
• Serpent – might symbolize corruption or
darkness